Hey, Kids.
I've been a bad blogger. I have literally TONS of new projects and other various extracurricular activities to report on, and I haven't posted in weeks. And as it is now rapidly nearing midnight, it's unlikely that I'll cover it all in this post. But I'll see what I can do before I get tired.
First, spinning has grabbed me pretty hard and doesn't show signs of letting go. My knitting has had to compete for a place in my packed free-time schedule. Damn it, I have too many hobbies. How is one expected to save money for college, apartments, cars, or even food and clothes when there are so many other things to buy (like roving, yarn, spinning wheels, paints, brushes, dyes, canvases, easels, silk screens, light boxes, ceramics wheels, kilns, sewing machines, fabric, and so on and on...)?
The only solution is to find a means of profiting from one's creative ventures. Which I am in the process of doing, with my brand new
etsy store! I had a lot of trouble at first figuring out what I could sell, because up until now most of my knitting had been from copyrighted patterns. So I've had to dig deep within the dark reaches of my creativity to find a pinch of originality. I'm not in love with some of the things I've come up with, but it's exciting to do something that no one else has done, even if it's not the most drastically unique thing ever.
Something I'm really struggling with now is pricing. All my work is worth a lot to me, but I want to be reasonable so I have a slight chance of actually selling something now and then. My materials cost is usually pretty good, but if I want to charge based on how many hours I spend working on a piece, I'd be charging $100 for a neckwarmer. I'd love to get some suggestions from a few seasoned sellers and buyers of handmade items.
That's all I can do for now. Copious amounts of pictures next post, I promise.
